Dallas pushes to join the San Antonio Spurs and Miami Heat for Oden Sweepstakes

[Russ]

If God is good, he is not God.

If God is God, he is not good.

-- Archibald MacLeish "JB"


If Oden's good, he's not a Spur. (He's a Heat.)

If Oden's a Spur, he is not good. (Heat passed.)

-- Me

[TheGreatYacht]

I'm sorry, but if Oden doesn't clearly have the Spurs as his number 1 choice then he is borderline re ed.

1. Spurs have one of the all-time great big men that he can learn from. If he is serious about improving as a basketball player, then there is no one better to teach him than Tim. Tim is also someone that didn't have great athleticism to begin with, but also lost a good bit of what he did have with his knee injury early in his career. Tim can really teach him how to approach the game differently. He'd get great on the job training, not sure what he can learn in Miami as far as big man game goes.

2. Pop won't push him, he'll also look after him minutes wise and do the best thing for him. He won't be asked to play more minutes than he is capable of.

3. If Oden can make a successful comeback, Spurs will have money in a couple of years where they can possibly offer him a much better contract. Miami is capped out and likely will never have any significant money to offer him if they resign Lebron and Wade.

I really don't get why the Heat would be at the top of his list. If he was older and past his prime and wanted a chance to win a ring, then yes, Miami would be a great place for him, but right now, it shouldn't even be a contest between the two teams. If he wants to do what is best for him, then I just don't see how he couldn't choose the Spurs, that is, if the Spurs actually really want him.

Good post. I said something similar. Players tend to think with their eyes and their heart but not with their heads.

[poop]

True. Also, if my considerable penny stock holdings were to considerably appreciate in value, I would be a rich man overnight.

Lmfao!

[superbigtime]

Very true, except for one problem. The Spurs best player and coach are very much assholes. My two favorite assholes, that is.

bonner and pop are each other's favorite asshole.

[SpurPadre]

I'm sorry, but if Oden doesn't clearly have the Spurs as his number 1 choice then he is borderline re ed.

1. Spurs have one of the all-time great big men that he can learn from. If he is serious about improving as a basketball player, then there is no one better to teach him than Tim. Tim is also someone that didn't have great athleticism to begin with, but also lost a good bit of what he did have with his knee injury early in his career. Tim can really teach him how to approach the game differently. He'd get great on the job training, not sure what he can learn in Miami as far as big man game goes.

2. Pop won't push him, he'll also look after him minutes wise and do the best thing for him. He won't be asked to play more minutes than he is capable of.

3. If Oden can make a successful comeback, Spurs will have money in a couple of years where they can possibly offer him a much better contract. Miami is capped out and likely will never have any significant money to offer him if they resign Lebron and Wade.

I really don't get why the Heat would be at the top of his list. If he was older and past his prime and wanted a chance to win a ring, then yes, Miami would be a great place for him, but right now, it shouldn't even be a contest between the two teams. If he wants to do what is best for him, then I just don't see how he couldn't choose the Spurs, that is, if the Spurs actually really want him.

He's stalling but he's going to the Heat most likely because he's caught up in their razzle-dazzle minset of dunks, flash, showboating and attention- whoring to go along with championship pedigree. If he's deciding between us and them it's only to drive up interest, make the Heat sweat a little, or maybe even a matter of the Heat making him sweat a little?

[TheGreatYacht]

Greg Oden? Portland curse? What happened? http://www.spurstalk.com/forums/show...58#post6764358